Madison Plaza
Madison Plaza is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois (not to be confused with a plaza of the same name in New York). The building rises 599 feet (182 m)[2] in the Chicago Loop.[4] It contains 45 floors, and was completed in 1982.[2] Madison Plaza currently stands as the 52nd-tallest building in the city. The architectural firm who designed the building was Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the same firm who designed Chicago's Willis Tower and John Hancock Center and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
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General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Office |
Location | 200 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Coordinates | 41°52′56″N 87°38′05″W |
Construction started | 1981 |
Completed | 1982[1] |
Opening | 1982 |
Height | |
Roof | 599 ft (183 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 45 |
Floor area | 1,035,790 sq ft (96,228 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[2] |
Developer | Miglin-Beitler Developments[3] |
Madison Plaza was designed with a "sawtooth edge," and incorporates six corners onto the southeast face of the building.[4] Thus, the building has nine corner offices on most of its floors.[4] Madison Plaza was originally proposed to have a twin tower located on the lot situated south of the tower.[4] However, plans for a second tower were ultimately abandoned. Six years later, in 1988, the Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle was proposed for construction on the same lot, adjacent to Madison Plaza.[4] Plans called for 125-story tower that was to rise 2,000 ft (610 m).[5] However, that plan was also eventually cancelled. The lot is now the site of a parking garage.[4]
Madison Plaza is the location of "Dawn Shadows," a famous black metal sculpture created by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson.[4] The sculpture was brought to the plaza in 1983.
Tenants
United Airlines previously maintained a ticketing office in this building.[6]
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Chicago
- Chicago architecture
References
- "Madison Plaza". Artefaqs Corporation. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- "Madison Plaza". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- Hayes, Charles (22 March 1987). "MIGLIN-BEITLER POLISHES ITS NEWEST GEM: OAKBROOK TERRACE TOWER". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Madison Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- "Miglin-Beitler Skyneedle". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- "Information on United Flights 93 and 175 United City Ticket Offices ." United Airlines. September 25, 2001. Retrieved on March 14, 2017. "Chicago, Madison Plaza, 200 W. Madison Ave. "